After taking three straight offensive players in rounds two, three, and four of the 2021 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers went back to shore up some holes on the defense with a pair of fifth-round picks. In or around the fifth round, NFL teams are looking for players with athletic upside who have yet to turn that into equivalent production or for players with a specific skillset who can contribute in a specific role on the team.
In Tedarrell “TJ” Slaton and Shemar Jean-Charles, the Packers seem to have focused on the latter.